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LIFE IN TEL AVIV

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

YOUR DIGS

LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS
IN TEL AVIV

As an Excel Fellow, you’ll quickly find out why Tel Aviv is known as the “Miami of the Middle East”. You and your other Excel Fellows live together in a student village steps away from a large park and less than a 10 minute walk from the stunning Mediterranean Sea. Not only will you have countless cafes and restaurants within the surrounding blocks of your front door, you’ll also be close to the business center of Tel Aviv.

Israeli Salad Anyone?

Dining Room

Common Area to Hang Out in After a Full Day at Your Internship

Birthright Israel Excel Fellows Socializing in the Student Village

Rich Breakfast Buffet to Get Young Minds Started in the Morning

Sleeping Accommodations

LIVING IN
TEL AVIV

Whether you’re grabbing a coffee while riding the bus, scootering to the office or finishing off the day with a friend and a plate of hummus, these cafes and kiosks are bound to make their way into your daily routine. Imagine your life in Tel Aviv, and check out some of the places that are all a short walk from the Student Village. (After these, you’ll never look at your local Starbucks the same!)

A few suggestions to get you started

Kafe Bevakasha
(coffee, please)

Cafe Zurik

There are few things more central to Tel Aviv's culture than coffee. You will find a world-class variety served with unmistakable Israeli warmth at Café Zorik on Yehuda Maccabi/Milan Square.

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Mitz Bevakasha
(Juice, please)

Tamara

Summer is hot, hot, hot and Tel Avivians often cool off with a smoothie. Tamara, on the corner of Dizengoff and Ben Gurion, is an icon. Stroll down Dizengoff Street to check out art galleries, boutique clothing stores and hand-crafted jewelry shops as you sip a smoothie made from super fresh exotic fruits and vegetables.

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Glida Bevakasha
(Ice cream, please)

Vaniglia

If a smoothie doesn’t keep you cool, Tel Aviv happens to be the ice cream capital of the world - in our humble opinion. Seriously, the flavor combinations are outrageous.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

LIFE IN
TEL AVIV

Things can be a little different in Israel. Here are 5 tips to know before you go
1Get to the point
2Social plans are spontaneous
3No Topic of conversation is off limits
4Bagels and lox don’t represent Israeli food
5Dress code
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